African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28 Apr 2022
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A Bougainville Island axe
A Bougainville Island axe
Solomon Islands, Melanesia
the finely worked stone blade with remains of red pigment to the longer part and black pigment to the other, with a leaf fibre bound twisted reed handle, 19th century,
46cm long.
cf. Solomon Islands Art, The Conru Collection, plate 88, page 149.
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